The University of Idaho Library has long been a partner with the Latah County Historical Society (LCHS), hosting various LCHS collections for public access. One of the most popular is a selection of the LCHS Oral History Collection with interviews done in the 1970s. We are pleased to announce another...
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Political Buttons Digital Collection Launch
The Collection
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WW II Art of War
On June 14, 2025, the United States Armed Forces will celebrate its 250th anniversary–a milestone that marks two and a half centuries of military service, sacrifice, and evolution. The origins of the U.S. military can be traced back to the early days of the American Revolutionary War, when the need...
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National Sewing Machine Day
June 13 marks National Sewing Machine Day, a celebration of one of the most transformative inventions in textile history. The sewing machine revolutionized how we create clothing, textiles, and other fabric goods, making it possible to create more complex and intricate clothing patterns and stitches at a scale and speed...
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Early Days at Sun Valley Resort
The University of Idaho Library’s newest digital collection, the Sheldon Z. and Vernice Thayer digital collection, contains digitized photography and correspondence from an Idaho family, the Thayers, during and after the Great Depression. These items, which were donated to the University of Idaho by Sheldon Thayer’s granddaughter, provide a unique...
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Assembling the Taylor Wilderness Research Station Archive
The Taylor Wilderness Research Station Archive is an expansive effort. The single collection represents an extensive organizational archive of internal documents and scientific research, an oral history initiative and a pre-existing digital collection. The site is designed both for patrons who are educated in life sciences and patrons who are...
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Loose Moose Hanging Loose on the Palouse
University of Idaho. A campus of beautiful scenery, blue skies, and surrounded by nature and its creatures.
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The Future Belongs to Those Who Plan For It
Photograph of Dr. Theophilus with shovel
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Political Button Overload
Earlier this year, the University of Idaho Special Collections and Archives received a materials transfer from Markie McBrayer and the Department of Politics and Philosophy. The collection arrived in 3 boxes and upon opening revealed itself to be hundreds and hundreds of buttons, primarily of the political campaign nature.
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No Place I Would Rather Be
Arguably, one of the “big men on campus” in University of Idaho history was Terry Armstrong. Towering at 6’9”, he was a regular sight, greeting everyone he passed. The gregarious high school biology/art teacher came to the U of I to earn his master’s and doctorate in education and having...
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